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Christchurch Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas, Rest of the World

Memorial at Christchurch Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas commemorating Captain Henry Harvey RN d. 1869

Location

Christchurch Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of Capt Henry Harvey died 19 July 1869 Aged 46 years at Nassau. Senior Officer of the Bahamas Division and Capt H.M.S. Eclipse. Died of yellow fever.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Eclipse

People

Harvey, Henry
Age: 46
Date of Death: 19/7/1869
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of Capt Henry Harvey died 19 July 1869 Aged 46 years at Nassau. Senior Officer of the Bahamas Division and Capt H.M.S. Eclipse. Died of yellow fever.'",
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St Mary's Church, Tatsfield, Surrey, England

Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Tatsfield commemorating Captain Ambrose Langley Hunt RNR d. 1915

Location

St Mary's Church, Tatsfield, Surrey, England

Transcript

'In proud and loving memory of my dear husband Captain Ambrose Langley Hunt RNR who was killed at his post on October 5 1915 aged 46 while navigating Admiralty transport ship to Mudros Base during operations on Gallipoli 'One who never turned his back but marched breast forward'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Materials: Brass

Event

Gallipoli

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Hunt, Ambrose Langley
Age:
Date of Death: 5/10/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1993

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  "transcript": "'In proud and loving memory of my dear husband Captain Ambrose Langley Hunt RNR who was killed at his post on October 5 1915 aged 46 while navigating Admiralty transport ship to Mudros Base during operations on Gallipoli 'One who never turned his back but marched breast forward'",
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Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton, England

Headstone at Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton commemorating Arthur Hill d. 1862

Location

Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton, England

Transcript

'In Affectionate / Remembrance of / MARY, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / ADAM HILL, / DIED 17TH JUNE 1849, / AGED 47 YEARS / ALSO OF / ADAM HILL, / HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE / DIED 4TH FEBRUARY 1852, / AGED 52 YEARS. / ALSO OF ARTHUR / SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 10TH DECEMBER 1862, / ON BOARD OF P.& O. SHIP NEMESIS, / AND WAS BURIED IN THE RED SEA, AGED 26 / COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT LABOUR AND ARE / HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST / 11. MATT. 28'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Nemesis

People

Hill, Arthur
Age: 22
Date of Death: 10/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: P & O Line

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  "transcript": "'In Affectionate / Remembrance of / MARY, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / ADAM HILL, / DIED 17TH JUNE 1849, / AGED 47 YEARS / ALSO OF / ADAM HILL, / HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE / DIED 4TH FEBRUARY 1852, / AGED 52 YEARS. / ALSO OF ARTHUR / SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 10TH DECEMBER 1862, / ON BOARD OF P.& O. SHIP NEMESIS, / AND WAS BURIED IN THE RED SEA, AGED 26 / COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT LABOUR AND ARE / HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST / 11. MATT. 28'",
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St Mary's Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Tablet at St Mary’s Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, commemorating John Burrard d. 1809

Location

St Mary's Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Transcript

'John Thomas Burrard, son of Lieutenant General Sir Harry Burrard, Midshipman RN, drowned on his way to shore on duty 9 October 1809, aged 17 years and 7 months'

Details

Type: Tablet
Vessel: Royal Sovereign

People

Burrard, John Thomas
Age: 17
Date of Death: 9/10/1809
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The accident happened off Weymouth in a boat belonging to 'Royal Sovereign' (yacht).
Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 194, (Greenwich,1987).

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  "transcript": "'John Thomas Burrard, son of Lieutenant General Sir Harry Burrard, Midshipman RN, drowned on his way to shore on duty 9 October 1809, aged 17 years and 7 months'",
  "content": "<p>Tablet at St Mary’s Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, commemorating John Burrard d. 1809</p>",
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    "bibliography": "J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 194, (Greenwich,1987).",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Augustus Hunt d. 1913

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'AUGUSTUS GEORGE HUNT / Able Seaman H.M.S. 'Blake' / died / 31st Decr 1913 aged 20.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 403
Vessel: HMS Blake

People

Hunt, Augustus George
Age: 20
Date of Death: 31/12/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

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  "transcript": "'AUGUSTUS GEORGE HUNT / Able Seaman H.M.S. 'Blake' / died / 31st Decr 1913 aged 20.'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Augustus Hunt d. 1913</p>",
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain John Hawley Glover RN d. 1885

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / HIS EXCELLENCY CAPTAIN SIR JOHN HAWLEY / GLOVER R.N. G. C. M. G / GOVERNOR OF NEWFOUNDLAND. / BORN 24th FEBRUARY 1829. DIED 30TH SEPTEMBER 1885. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS AND / BROTHER OFFICERS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY NOBLE / QUALITIES AND SERVICES TO HIS COUNTRY. / SIR JOHN HAWLEY GLOVER ENTERED THE NAVY IN 1841, / SHARED IN THE CAPTURE OF / PEGU AND WAS WOUNDED IN THE ACTION OF DONEBEW. FROM 1858 TO 1861 / HE SERVED IN THE NIGER EXPEDITION, COMMANDED H.M.S. ROSAMOND DURING / THE WAR WITH RUSSIA. ADMINISTRATED THE GOVERNMENTS OF LAGOS, NEWFOUNDLAND / AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. IN 1873 WAS APPOINTED SPECIAL COMMISSIONER / ON THE GOLD COAST, ORGANISED THE NATIVE FORCES AND LED THEM INTO / COOMASSIE FOR WHICH SERVICES HE RECEIVED THE THANKS OF BOTH HOUSES/OF PARLIAMENT, AND THE GRAND CROSS OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE'

Details

Description: Free standing bust in uniform with architectural surround.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Crypt
Materials: Marble

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa, 19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Glover, John Hawley
Age:
Date of Death: 30/9/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Neg No C7974/2.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / HIS EXCELLENCY CAPTAIN SIR JOHN HAWLEY / GLOVER R.N. G. C. M. G / GOVERNOR OF NEWFOUNDLAND. / BORN 24th FEBRUARY 1829. DIED 30TH SEPTEMBER 1885. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS AND / BROTHER OFFICERS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY NOBLE / QUALITIES AND SERVICES TO HIS COUNTRY. / SIR JOHN HAWLEY GLOVER ENTERED THE NAVY IN 1841, / SHARED IN THE CAPTURE OF / PEGU AND WAS WOUNDED IN THE ACTION OF DONEBEW. FROM 1858 TO 1861 / HE SERVED IN THE NIGER EXPEDITION, COMMANDED H.M.S. ROSAMOND DURING / THE WAR WITH RUSSIA. ADMINISTRATED THE GOVERNMENTS OF LAGOS, NEWFOUNDLAND / AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. IN 1873 WAS APPOINTED SPECIAL COMMISSIONER / ON THE GOLD COAST, ORGANISED THE NATIVE FORCES AND LED THEM INTO / COOMASSIE FOR WHICH SERVICES HE RECEIVED THE THANKS OF BOTH HOUSES/OF PARLIAMENT, AND THE GRAND CROSS OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE'",
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St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon dedicated to Admiral Thomas Dick d. 1863

Location

St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'In memory of Admiral Thomas Dick Born at Stratford in Essex and for some time an inhabitant of this parish. He died February 12th 1863 aged 86'

Details

People

Dick, Thomas
Age: 86
Date of Death: 12/2/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: SW Maritime History Society, 1994

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of Admiral Thomas Dick Born at Stratford in Essex and for some time an inhabitant of this parish. He died February 12th 1863 aged 86'",
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    "recorder": "SW Maritime History Society, 1994",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Captain Isaiah B. Kinney d. 1877, New Brunswick

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In memory of / Captain Isaiah B Kinney / native of Albert County / New Brunswick / Died at Cardiff Nov 10-1877 /Aged 34 years.'

Details

Description: Headstone with an anchor carved at the top.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Sandstone

People

Kinney, Isaiah P
Age: 34
Date of Death: 10/11/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / Captain Isaiah B Kinney / native of Albert County / New Brunswick / Died at Cardiff Nov 10-1877 /Aged 34 years.'",
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St Meteriana, Boscastle, Cornwall, England

Memorial in Boscastle, Cornwall dedicated to Sub-Lieutenant James Kirkness RN d. 1870

Location

St Meteriana, Boscastle, Cornwall, England

Details

Vessel: HMS Captain

People

Kirkness, James
Age:
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 25.

JSON

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St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent commemorating Stephen Jennings Swayne, Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets d. 1853

Location

St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / STEPHEN JENNINGS SWAYNE, ESQ. M.D. / DEPUTY INSPECTOR / OF HOSPITALS AND FLEETS / DIED SEPTEMBER 28TH 1853 /AGED 71 YEARS'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble

People

Swayne, Stephen Jennings
Age: 71
Date of Death: 28/9/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / STEPHEN JENNINGS SWAYNE, ESQ. M.D. / DEPUTY INSPECTOR / OF HOSPITALS AND FLEETS / DIED SEPTEMBER 28TH 1853  /AGED 71 YEARS'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters